In the FA Cup final, Manchester United achieved an impressive 4–0 scoreline against Chelsea, winning Ferguson his second League and Cup Double, following his Scottish Premier Division and Scottish Cup titles with Aberdeen in 1984–85, though the League Cup final defeat meant that he had not yet achieved a repeat of the treble that he had achieved with Aberdeen in 1983. [90] Under Ferguson, the team made a better go in the Champions League and reached the semi-final stage for the first time in 28 years. However, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup, beating that season's Spanish champions Barcelona 2–1. [229], Under new Premier League rules intended for the 2010–11 season, Ferguson was required to end his BBC boycott. [49] The team continued their success with a Scottish Cup win in 1982. [citation needed] He is also the first manager in the history of the English league to win three consecutive league titles, which he did twice. It changed my sense of my own fitness, my health. Alex Ferguson is a Scottish formal football player and manager who is popular for controlling the football club Manchester United. Ferguson described him as "the best all-round player in the game" after the team's 1997 FA Charity Shield win and believed Keane had "all the right ingredients" to succeed from Cantona. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. [91] United did not advance any further, after defeat by Borussia Dortmund of Germany. I'm going to leave the club. The 1991–92 season did not live up to Ferguson's expectations and, in Ferguson's words, "many in the media felt that [his] mistakes had contributed to the misery". He was the manager of St Mirren from 1974 to 1978 and won the Cup Winners Cup in 1983 with Aberdeen. [260] He criticised the Scottish Government and First Minister Alex Salmond for denying the vote to Scots living in the UK but outside Scotland. [147] Ferguson in his autobiography ten years later blamed the drug testers, who "...didn't do their job. He then retired again from managing post in 2013 after leading a Premier League win at the end of the 2012-2013 season. [citation needed], On 11 May 2008, Ferguson led Manchester United to a tenth Premier League title, exactly 25 years to the day after he led Aberdeen to European glory against Real Madrid in the Cup Winners' Cup. [176][177][178] A penalty miss from Cristiano Ronaldo meant that John Terry's spot-kick would have given the trophy to Chelsea if successfully converted, but Terry missed his penalty and in the end it was Edwin van der Sar's blocking of a Nicolas Anelka penalty which gave the trophy to Manchester United for the second time under Ferguson and for the third time overall. 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An eight-month ban saw Cantona miss the final four months of the season. Cantona was top scorer with 25 goals in all competitions despite being sent off twice in the space of five days in March 1994. This sparked violent protests from United fans,[151] and disrupted Ferguson's plans to strengthen the team in the transfer market. Cantona assaulted a Crystal Palace supporter in a game at Selhurst Park, and it seemed likely he would leave English football. He was nicknamed "Furious Fergie" while he was managing Aberdeen. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor who has enthusiastically worked in the entertainment field from 1993... Who is Cary Elwes? I wholeheartedly acknowledge what Arsenal achieved between Christmas and the end of the season. The following season United managed to beat rivals Manchester City in the 2011 FA Community Shield and eliminated them in the FA Cup third round, but ended the season below City, who won their first Premier League title on goal differences lead. [247][248], Ferguson lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire with his wife, Cathy (née Holding). There was also an offer for Ferguson to replace Don Howe as Arsenal manager, but he rejected this offer as well, and fellow Scot George Graham took the post instead. [65][66][67] Aberdeen retained their league title in the 1984–85 season, but had a disappointing season in 1985–86, finishing fourth in the league, although they did win both domestic cups. He is also the only manager in English football to have managed to finish in the top three league places in 20 consecutive seasons, since the 1991–92 season (with a total of 22 consecutive seasons). 3044 Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. Let's check, How Rich is Alex Ferguson in 2020? A shortage of goals and being held to draws by teams they had been expected to beat in the second half of the campaign had proved to be the undoing of a United side who had performed so well in the first half of the season. [202] Ferguson's decision to retire saw United shares fall 5% on the New York Stock Exchange. He first attempted to sign Alan Shearer from Southampton, but lost out to Blackburn Rovers. [270] On 5 November 2011, the Old Trafford North Stand was officially renamed the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand in honour of his 25 years as manager of Manchester United.[271]. [46] He fined one of his players, John Hewitt, for overtaking him on a public road,[47] and kicked a tea urn at the players at half time after a poor first half. Retrieved 12 July 2011. Alex Ferguson was born on 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. United's title win was sealed with a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic, managed by former United captain Steve Bruce. [253] Stringer and fellow Manchester Labour MP Paul Goggins repeated this call after Ferguson announced his retirement in May 2013. Alex Ferguson has not created any social media accounts. Alex Ferguson is one of the most successful managers who has worked amazingly for the whole time. Initially, he managed St.Mirren and Aberdeen and bought a huge transformation to his players. mufcinfo.com. Ferguson had now won 11 league titles at Manchester United, and the 2008–09 season title success put them level with Liverpool as league champions on a record 18 occasions in total. On 23 December 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the club's 2,000th goal under the helm of Ferguson in a match against Aston Villa. In the summer, David Beckham also moved to Real Madrid, while Juan Sebastián Verón joined Chelsea. Your email address will not be published. [62], After a sub-standard start to the 1983–84 season, Aberdeen's form improved and the team won the Scottish league and retained the Scottish Cup. The 2002–03 season began rather poorly for United; the club made their worst start to a league campaign in 13 years. [124] Ferguson was not agitated by this; he recalled from experience a similar niggle that did not stop his playing career. At the end of the 1984–85 season, it was reported that Ferguson was being considered for the Liverpool manager's job after the retirement of Joe Fagan was announced, but the job was quickly accepted by Liverpool striker Kenny Dalglish. Ferguson instructed Eric Harrison and Les Kershaw to find suitable replacements, "in terms of coaching ability and work ethic." Managing My Life. He was nicknamed … United also lost the FA Cup final in a 1–0 defeat by Everton. S ir Alex Ferguson was the most important football man of the past 25 years. [40], In 1977, Ferguson turned down the manager's job at Aberdeen. My Autobiography. Liverpool's points lead, however, had been in double digits for most of the season and while United had lost only five league games all season, they drew 12 games and there was clearly still some way to go before United could be a match for their north western rivals. [84], The concept cropped up in the media (and by opponents) whenever games seemed to be having more injury time than expected. When Magnier and business partner J. P. McManus agreed to sell their shares to American business tycoon Malcolm Glazer, it cleared the way for Glazer to acquire full control of the club. [92] Norwegian signings Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ronny Johnsen were the notable additions to the squad, with the former ending the season as the club's top goalscorer. This was the second charge Ferguson faced in the season, following his complaints against the referee after United lost 1–0 at Bolton Wanderers – a charge he decided not to contest. He did a part-time manager job with East Stirlingshire in June 1974 for a month only, and then he became part of St. Mirren in October 1974. And you can print that. As of 2018 Alex Ferguson is 77 years years old. Forest were performing well that season and were in the process of winning the League Cup for the second season running,[78] and it was expected that United would lose the match and Ferguson would consequently be sacked, but United won the game 1–0 due to a Mark Robins goal and eventually reached the final. [154][155] They set the early pace in the Premier League and never relinquished top spot from the tenth match of the 38-game season. He worked there for four years. "[109] Three minutes into added time, Solskjær scored the winner, which for United completed an unprecedented treble. [272][273] In 2017, Ferguson was named among the 10 most influential coaches since the foundation of UEFA in 1954.[274]. [106] The beating did not concern Ferguson, though he described his team's defeat by Arsenal in September 1998 as "a lot less tolerable". I regretted it because we got nothing but stick and terrible criticism for not being in the FA Cup when really, it wasn't our fault. He was the manager of St Mirren from 1974 to 1978 and won the Cup Winners Cup in 1983 with Aberdeen. [194] His final game in charge, his 1,500th in total, saw United play out a 5–5 draw with West Bromwich Albion. 1994–95 was a harder season for Ferguson. [261] He made a recovery from the surgery and attended his first match at Old Trafford since then on 22 September 2018. Ferguson was out of favour at the club and he even considered emigrating to Canada,[23] however St Johnstone's failure to sign a forward led the manager to select Ferguson for a match against Rangers, in which he scored a hat-trick in a surprise victory. [245][246] On 14 October 2013, Ferguson attended a ceremony where a road near Old Trafford was renamed from Water's Reach to Sir Alex Ferguson Way. Park Ji-sung and Ryan Giggs both underlined their value to the first team squad by adding significant pace and incisiveness in attack with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Besides, he stands 5 feet and 11 inches (180cm/1.80m) tall and weighs around 80 kg (176lbs). [217] By 2006 they appeared to have "declared something of a truce",[217] ahead of Champions League matches between United and Strachan's Celtic. He also made two major signings – goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and defender Paul Parker – to bolster his side. [35], Ferguson was manager of St Mirren from 1974 until 1978, producing a remarkable transformation of a team in the lower half of the old Second Division watched by crowds of just over 1,000, to First Division champions in 1977, discovering talent like Billy Stark, Tony Fitzpatrick, Lex Richardson, Frank McGarvey, Bobby Reid and Peter Weir while playing superb attacking football. The same newspaper article made it clear that Jason was never found guilty of any wrongdoing, and it quoted Alex Ferguson as saying: "They [the BBC] did a story about my son that was whole lot of nonsense. He enrolled at Broomloan Road Primary School as well as Govan High School. In 1999, he received British knighthood for his contribution to the game. The match was Ferguson's only appearance for the Manchester United first team.[73]. [13] Ferguson is the longest-serving manager of Manchester United, having overtaken Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. The signing of Carrick, which was questioned and criticised by a large portion of the media, brought stability and further creativity in the United midfield, forming an effective partnership with Paul Scholes. [221], On 5 April 2003, Ferguson claimed that the Champions League draw was fixed in favour of Spanish and Italian teams. The achievement was overshadowed by reports of a rift between the club's board and Ferguson. A goal down after three minutes, the team equalised in the 86th minute and scored the winning goal through Solskjær in stoppage time. Managing My Life. Ferguson was the first winner of the Premier League Manager of the Month award, introduced for the start of the 1993–94 season, when he collected the accolade for August 1993. The club also entered the inaugural Club World Championship, which was held in Brazil. [109] United conceded in the first six minutes of the final, from a Mario Basler's free kick. The team won 13 out of 15 matches, though finished third in the league behind Arsenal and Liverpool. ISBN: Category: … This book is an autobiography written by himself about his feelings on some of his best players. "[88] A win against Middlesbrough on the final day sealed the title for United and the team beat Liverpool by a goal to nil to win the 1996 FA Cup Final; this was their second double in three years. [203], On 9 May 2013, Manchester United announced Everton manager David Moyes would replace Ferguson as the club manager from 1 July, having signed a six-year contract. The club broke the British transfer record once more, though this did not concern Ferguson: "We have the right to try and improve ourselves and there's nothing wrong with that."[141]. [241], Many of Ferguson's former players have gone on to become football managers themselves, including Tony Fitzpatrick, Alex McLeish, Gordon Strachan, Mark McGhee, Willie Miller, Neale Cooper, Bryan Gunn, Eric Black, Billy Stark, Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Chris Casper, Darren Ferguson, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Henning Berg, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil Neville. [42] Ferguson had now been a manager for four years, but was still not much older than some of the players and had trouble winning the respect of some of the older ones such as Joe Harper. Seeing his success as a coachman in 1986, he was offered from Manchester United. He was willing to "pay for the progress" made in the Champions League; the team finished second in their Champions League "group of death", behind Bayern Munich and ahead of Barcelona. [183], They contested the Champions League final against Barcelona on 27 May 2009 but lost 2–0, thus failed to defend the trophy. [249] They married in 1966 and have three sons: Mark (born 1968); and twins Darren (born 1972), who was also a professional footballer and is currently manager of Peterborough United; and Jason, who runs an events management company. [217] Ferguson said that he believed although "there was a cunning streak in Strachan, I had never imagined that he could pull such a stroke on me". After he joined this club, the performance of this team was drastically improved. The January 2006 signings had a huge impact on United's performances – Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidić came in to form a solid back line along with already existing players Rio Ferdinand and skipper Gary Neville. Having spent all of his playing career in Scotland, Ferguson first went into management with East Stirlingshire in 1974 before joining St Mirren in the same year. Sir Alex Ferguson is the best manager in the world, winning 13 Barclays premier league champion, 5 FA cup and 2 UEFA Champion’s League. [254], In 2009, Ferguson received an honorary doctorate in business administration from the Manchester Metropolitan University. [citation needed], In 1998 Ferguson was named in a list of the biggest private financial donors to the Labour Party. In the 1987–88 season, Ferguson made several major signings, including Steve Bruce, Viv Anderson, Brian McClair and Jim Leighton. Alex is the primary offspring of Alexander Beaton Ferguson and Elizabeth Ferguson. United in the meantime rebuilt their team: Tim Howard replaced Barthez in goal and Kléberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Cristiano Ronaldo came in to bolster the squad. [251][252] In January 2011 Graham Stringer, a Labour MP in Manchester and Manchester United supporter, called for Ferguson to be made a life peer. Ferguson was appointed manager at Old Trafford on 6 November 1986. They both got married in 1966. [80] They were runners-up in the League Cup, losing 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday. [231] No fines were ever issued, as the BBC hoped to resolve the dispute. According to a Billy Adams Sunday Herald article on 30 May 1999, the official version is that Ferguson was sacked for various breaches of contract including unauthorised payments to players. [139], In June 2002, Ferguson appointed Carlos Queiroz as his new assistant. United were losing with four minutes to go before Steve Bruce equalised. Ferguson felt that his failure to secure the signing of Mick Harford from Luton Town had cost United the league, and that he needed "an extra dimension" to the team if they were to win the league the following season.[83]. Alex Ferguson started his football career from a local club in 1979 named ‘Queen’s Park.’ From this team, he played a total of 31 matches scoring 20 goals. [240] Analysis by Opta Sports of Premier League matches played between 2010 and 2012 found on average that 79 seconds more time was played in matches where Manchester United were losing. [230] However, he refused to end his boycott and Manchester United said they would pay the resulting fines. Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history, winning 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United. [17][257][258][18][259], In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, Ferguson supported Scotland remaining in the United Kingdom. [54][55] According to Willie Miller, this gave them the confidence to believe that they could go on to win the competition,[56] which they did, with a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid in the final on 11 May 1983. [33] He gained a reputation as a disciplinarian, with club forward Bobby McCulley later saying he had "never been afraid of anyone before but Ferguson was a frightening bastard from the start. After 7 minutes of injury time – which was subsequently dubbed “Fergie Time”, alluding to extra minutes allegedly being granted to Ferguson’s teams to get a goal – Bruce scored the 97th minute winner, with Ferguson celebrating the goal by running from his dugout on to the touch line, while assistant Brian Kidd ran on to the field. [103] Ferguson wanted to strengthen the squad's attacking options and identified Aston Villa's Dwight Yorke as his main target. The new players made a great contribution to a United team who finished in second place, nine points behind Liverpool. [220] Ferguson allegedly kicked a football boot in frustration, which hit Beckham in the face and caused a minor injury. The team "moved the ball forward more and quicker rather than concentrating on possession ratios," and the coaching staff tried accommodating Diego Forlán with Ruud van Nistelrooy, before settling with Paul Scholes. [124] Van Nistelrooy, however, failed his medical, but Ferguson reassured him that "we might yet find a way out of the nightmare". Dunfermline lost the final 3–2 to Celtic, then failed to win the League by one point. Todd expressed regret over what happened but blamed Aberdeen for not approaching his club to discuss compensation. His first game in charge was a 2–0 defeat at Oxford United on 8 November, followed seven days later by a goalless draw at newly promoted Norwich City, and then his first win (1–0 at home to Queens Park Rangers) on 22 November. [260], Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery on 5 May 2018 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. There was much anticipation about the breakthrough of the young Ryan Giggs, who had played twice and scored once in the 1990–91 campaign, and the earlier emergence of another impressive young winger in the shape of Lee Sharpe, who despite their youth had made Ferguson feel able to resist plunging into the transfer market and buying a new player to take over from the disappointing Danny Wallace on the left wing. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest managers of all time[6][7][8][9] and he has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football.[10][11]. He claimed wrongful dismissal against the club at an industrial tribunal but lost and was given no leave to appeal. They had begun the season slowly, going on a nine-match winless run throughout October and November (with one defeat and eight draws) before a run of generally good results took them to third place and the fringes of the title challenge by mid February. Join Facebook to connect with Alex Ferguson and others you may know. On 18 November, Roy Keane officially left the club, his contract ended by mutual consent. He was born in 1941 and has won more trophies than anyone else in the history of English football. [134] In an interview with Alastair Campbell eight years after, Ferguson described his biggest mistake at the club was "letting go of Jaap Stam. Who is Christian Bale? This biography of Alex Ferguson provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. His first game as assistant was United's 8–1 victory over Nottingham Forest. [108] On reflection, Ferguson said it was "a demonstration of the morale that was to be every bit as vital as rich skill in the five months that lay ahead of United". He also made at least one approach for the Sheffield Wednesday striker David Hirst, but manager Trevor Francis rejected all offers and the player stayed put. [120] United failed to retain the Champions League, as they lost in the quarter-final stage to eventual winners Real Madrid. [109], In the final weeks of the league season, Arsenal emerged as a creditable challenger to United. To allow him to fulfil his international duties he appointed Archie Knox as his co-manager at Aberdeen. Alex Ferguson was born on Wednesday and have been alive for 28,842 days , Alex Ferguson next B'Day will be after 0 … ^ "Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson". It hasn't happened as I thought it would and that's all there is to it. [268] He is the Vice-President of the National Football Museum, based in Manchester,[269] and a member of the Executive Committee of the League Managers Association. He has managed Manchester United, Aberdeen and St. Mirren. [243][244], A bronze statue of Ferguson, designed by Scottish sculptor Philip Jackson, was unveiled outside Old Trafford on 23 November 2012. [109], Days after the FA Cup final, United travelled to Barcelona, the setting for the UEFA Champions League final. Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger: best of frenemies 16. [107], Ferguson felt United's bid to regain the Premier League began indifferently because of their commitments to other competitions. I'm disappointed with what has happened because I was hoping something would be sorted out. [217] Strachan liked the move because he felt that Ron Atkinson treated him as an adult, unlike Ferguson. [144], Several players were sent away for surgery in this period, a "minor gamble" Ferguson took in the hope they would return energised. Ferguson's preparations for the 2005–06 season were disrupted by a high-profile dispute with major shareholder John Magnier, over the ownership of the racehorse Rock of Gibraltar. He was born in 31 Dec, 1941. He first played for a local team Harmony Row Boys Club, and then for Drumchapel Amateurs Football Club. 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